Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1993 Also For Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. ESRB Rating Kids to Adults Genre Adventure Setting Western Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Narrative Comedy Description Freddy Pharkas was one of the fastest guns in the American West of the 1880's. However, in one particular gunfight with an outlaw named Kenny, he was outgunned and had his ear shot off. This traumatic experience...
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Developed by SimTex, Inc. Released Sep, 1993 Also For Macintosh Published by MicroProse Software, Inc. Gameplay 4X, Managerial / Business Simulation Pacing Turn-based Genre Strategy/Tactics Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Master of Orion overlaps with Civilization insofar as you are the leader of one of several races. Technological advance, realm expansion and combat are all key elements. Where it differs is in being set in space. The planet Orion itself is a lush, fertile planet with...
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Developed by MECC Released 1990 Also For Apple II, Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x Published by MECC Pacing Real-Time Genre Educational, Simulation Setting Western Gameplay Managerial / Business Simulation Educational Geography, History Perspective Bird's-eye view, Side view, Text-based / Spreadsheet, Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Interface Text Parser Description As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, Missouri to the Willamette River and valley in...
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Developed by Westwood Studios, Inc. Released Dec, 1992 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amiga Published by Virgin Games, Inc. Pacing Real-Time Genre Strategy/Tactics Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Visual Free-roaming camera Perspective Top-down Narrative War Interface Point and Select Misc Licensed Description The planet Arrakis (also known as Dune for its sandy landscape) is the only place in the known universe where Melange (more commonly known as the Spice) can be found. The Spice is the basis of...
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Developed by Core Design Ltd. Released 1989 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, iPhone, ZX Spectrum Published by Microplay Software Perspective Side view Genre Action Gameplay Platform Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description You play Rick Dangerous, an Indiana Jones type who's on a quest to find the lost Coolu Amazon tribe. However, his plane crashes in the middle of a bunch of crazed Coolus. Hopefully he's up to the challenge of escaping. If he is, he will find...
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Developed by Lucasfilm Games LLC Released 1988 Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Linux, Macintosh, Windows Published by Lucasfilm Games LLC Genre Adventure Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual 2D scrolling Interface Point and Select Narrative Comedy Description Zak McKracken is a tabloid reporter (and not a very good one at that). After having a psychedelic dream one day, Zak realizes that something is wrong --...
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Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98 Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Perspective 1st-person Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Description Castle of Dr. Brain is the first in a two-part series of educational puzzle-games from Sierra. This brain-blasting game is set, how surprisingly, in Dr. Brain's castle, where the player will have to beat Dr. Brain's traps and puzzles in order to fulfill the assignment given. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Macintosh, Windows Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Genre Adventure Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Interface Point and Select Narrative Adult, Comedy Description Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work! is (despite the number) the fourth game in Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry series. The middle-aged would-be-womanizer Larry Laffer fell off a boat during a cruise...
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Developed by Infocom, Inc. Released 1989 Also For Amiga, Apple II, Macintosh Published by Infocom, Inc. Genre Adventure Setting Fantasy Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective 1st-person Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Interface Text Parser Description In this Infocom Graphic Interactive Fiction, you play the role of Arthur in search of the Excalibur sword, stolen by the evil King Lot. To aid you in your quest, you are assisted by Merlin who grants you the power to transform...
Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released Oct 27, 1988 Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Windows Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Genre Adventure Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Interface Direct Control, Point and Select, Text Parser Narrative Adult, Comedy Description Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) is the second game in Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry series. Continuing the plot of the previous game , the...
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Developed by ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Released 1990 Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, PC-98, Sharp X68000, SNES, Windows Published by ORIGIN Systems, Inc. Pacing Turn-based Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Setting Fantasy Gameplay Puzzle elements Perspective Top-down Visual 2D scrolling Description Several years after having restored Lord British to his rightful position as the monarch of Britannia, the Avatar is captured by demon-like creatures and placed on a sacrificial altar. His...
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Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Macintosh Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Special Edition Extra Content/Game Genre Adventure, Special Edition Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Interface Point and Select Narrative Adult, Comedy Description Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards is a remake of the first game in the Leisure Suit Larry series. It introduces a new interface. Instead of...
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Developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released 1993 Also For PC-98 Published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Pacing Real-Time Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Setting Fantasy Perspective 1st-person Interface Point and Select Misc Licensed Description This is the third and the final part of Eye of the Beholder trilogy. While boasting of their exploits in the the previous game , the party is approached by a man with a tale of a dangerous lich who threatens the surrounding area. Without hesitation the...
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Developed by Lucasfilm Games LLC Released 1989 Platforms Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Macintosh, Windows Published by Lucasfilm Games LLC Genre Adventure Setting Interwar Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Visual 2D scrolling Interface Point and Select Misc Licensed, Regional Differences Description It is 1938 and adventurer Indiana Jones is joined by his father on this quest, preventing Adolf Hitler from capturing the Holy Grail. He will...
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Click here for the manual. Released 1990 Also For Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, Genesis, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii Published by Brøderbund Software, Inc. Genre Action Setting Middle East Gameplay Platform, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Misc Regional Differences Description While the Sultan of Persia...
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Developed by Lucasfilm Games LLC Released 1988 Also For Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Linux, Macintosh, NES, Windows Published by Lucasfilm Games LLC Genre Adventure Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Visual 2D scrolling Interface Point and Select Narrative Comedy Description The Edison mansion has always been a creepy old house on the edge of town. There have been rumors of strange experiments going on and of odd creatures living amongst the Edison...
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Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1989 Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Windows Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Genre Adventure Gameplay Puzzle elements Vehicular Naval / Watercraft Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Narrative Spy / Espionage Description In the beginning of the 21st century, Earth is experiencing a global oil shortage. Surprisingly, Tunisia remains one of the few countries still in possession of large quantities of high-quality oil. USA and Soviet governments...
Developed by Maxis Software Inc. Released Dec 06, 1991 Also For Amiga, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98, Sharp X68000, SNES, Windows 3.x Published by Maxis Software Inc. Educational Ecology / Nature Perspective Side view, Top-down Genre Simulation Visual Isometric Description SimAnt explores the detail of the lives of ants, as you take full control of an ant colony. Build up your colony to conquer the other colonies in the yard. Foes include spiders and humans - make their lives a misery by invading...
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Developed by Interplay Productions, Inc. Released 1989 Also For Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64 Published by Interplay Productions, Inc. Genre Adventure Setting Cyberpunk / Dark Sci-Fi Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Perspective Side view Interface Menu Structures, Point and Select Misc Licensed Description Based on the cyberpunk novel by William Gibson. In a grimy future, you play Case, a cyberspace cowboy who finds himself broke in Chiba City. Find yourself a laptop and the right...
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Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Windows Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Genre Adventure Setting Fantasy Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Description The year is 1193, and the Third Crusade has just ended. Richard the Lionheart, King of England, returns to Europe from the Holy Land. On the way, he is ambushed and abducted by the soldiers of the Austrian duke Leopold. The duke demands a large ransom to be paid in exchange...
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Developed by Incredible Technologies, Inc. Released 1990 Also For Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64 Published by Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc. Misc Licensed Perspective Behind view, Side view Genre Action Gameplay Platform Visual 2D scrolling, Fixed / Flip-screen Description This game follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his three nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie. The aim of the game is shown in the introduction. Flintheart Glomgold challenges Scrooge to a competition to see...
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Software for MS-DOS machines that represent entertainment and games. The collection includes action, strategy, adventure and other unique genres of game and entertainment software. Through the use of the EM-DOSBOX in-browser emulator, these programs are bootable and playable. Please be aware this browser-based emulation is still in beta - contact Jason Scott , Software Curator, if there are issues or questions. Thanks to eXo for contributions and assistance with this archive. Thank you for your...
Developed by Taito Corporation Released 1995 Platforms 3DO, Game Gear, SNES, Windows, WonderSwan Published by GameBank Corp. Pacing Real-Time Genre Puzzle Gameplay Arcade, Tile Matching Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Perspective Side view Art Anime / Manga Description The home version of Bust-A-Move is not a straight adaptation of the arcade game. It greatly increases the number of levels, has new gameplay features and introduces new modes. The general concept remains the same: the player...
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